Cuff-protector or hook.



E. S. ANTISDALE.

CUFF PROTECTOR 0R HOOK..

APPLIOATION FILED MANS, 190e.

. .s w y M v. m@ v M L m f y m e i. & a d o, ww 1 EDWIN S. ANTISDALE, OIF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHEF-PROTECTOR OR HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, atented Mar. it), ttiiet.

.Application filed May 18, 1908. Serial No. 433,360.

To ZZZ fle/wifi it 72mg/ concern:

lic it known that I, fitliuviN S. An'risoane, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident ot Chicago, county of (look, and State of illinois. have invented a certain new and use't'ul (luft-Protector or Hook, oit which the followingl is a specilication.

the :invention relates to means for pro tecting a persons eutls while he is 'wasliiingg` hisI hande or engaged in work which might soil his cutls, and Seelze to provide a siinple and eltect'ive hook device, which may he readily Secured to the inner face of the coat sleeve to engage the outer edge of the cuit and uphold it within the sleeve, and which is provided with a guard lug to prevent the accidental engagement oit' the hook with the cu'tiU or any portion of the shirt sleeve.

The invention consiste in the features ot novelty hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed outl in the appended elairn.

Figure l ia a side elevation of the iniproved device applied in place within the coat: sleeve which is shown in section. Fig. i2 .ia a view similar to Fig. l with the device in use :tor holding the enti within the coat sleeve. Fig. is a perspective View of the forni ott device shown in Figs. l and Q. Figa. 1l and are perspective. views ol' other torni-3I oit the cull: protector or hook.

As shown` the improved entf protector or hook is adapted to he secured to the inner` itace of the coat sleeve l near the end thereof with the hook portion 2 facing' inwardly, so that it may be readily engaged with the outer edge of the cutl" 8, as Shown in Fig. 2, to uphold the latter' within the coat sleeve. To prevent the accidental engagement ot the hook with the cuil or shirt sleeve, the shank o-t the hook ie provided in front o't the inouth oil' the hook portion 2 with an outwardly proiectine` guard lue` 1t. The height of this )Viroiecting guard lueV is equal to or a little greater than the width of the mouth of the hook, so that it effectively prevents the aceidental engagement; oit the hook with the cuit' or shirt: sleeve. The Yguard lug is, however, arranged on the shank of the hook above or a slie'ht distance away from the inouth oi 'the hook, and the space between the guard lug; and mouth oit' the hook is such that the wearer inay readily place the outer edge ot the cuitl into engagement with the hook or disengage the saine therefrom. Vhen the cuit is placed in engagementwith the hook by the wearer it will he etl'ectively upheld within the coat sleeve and will not become soiled when the wearer is washing: hisI hands or the like.

rl`he improved device inay he formed in ditt'erent ways'` hut is preferably constructed of hendahle sheet inctal or wire. in the lorxns shown in lig's. l, 2 and 3, a strip of sheet niet'al is shaped to itorin the hook and shank portiona Q and Intermediate its ends, the shank portion Vi ot the hook ie heut haelt on itself and thence outwardly to torni the projecting' `guard lug' d in front; of the, mouth of the hook, loutl spaced apart therefrom. so as to prevent the cult or shirt sleeve from catchingl in thc hook, hut without preventing` the wearer troni readily iusei-tine' the outer edge ol the culi in the hook. or discute-agrinei it therefrom. A fastening pin (5 is 1iivotally connected to the extreme end oft the shank and is arranged to engage a catch 7 on the hack oi the shank.

The it'orin illustrated in Fig. 41.- is 'formed olf wire and the outer brauch olfv the hook portion 2 is flattened and provided with au outturned end 8 to facilitate its engagement with the outer edge ot the cuil". The shank t) at a point hoyond the mouth oit the hook is first heut laterally and then hackwardly beneath itselt to itorni the laterally project-ing' lugs l() and 1l. Frein the lug l1 the wire body ot the hook is heut upwardly and inwardly to it'ori'n the `guard lug` 1' in :front oit' the mouth ot the hook. At the guard lue,l et the wire is heut. at right angles and extends downwardly at an incline to a point substantially in line with the shank 9. At this point it is provided with a spring coil 12 of one or two turns and with a :tasl tener pin 13. The :fastener pin is adapted to he forced over the projection l() and shank 9 aitter it has heen passed through the cloth body of the coat sleeve to securely hold the device in place. The laterally projecting lugs l() and 11 will rest upon the inner face of the coat sleeve and will hold the hook portion in position to he readily engaged with the cuit. The :foi-1n shown in Fig. 5 is also made of a continuous length ot wire bent to proper forni. The hook 2 and the shank lelare termed ot a doubled hentI portion oit the wire, so that each has separate side portions. The end ci one ot the side portions of the shank is heut laterally to form an eye 15. The other side portion is bent laterally to torna an eye 1G and then upwardly and downwardly at an incline to form the guard lug 4L. Its extreme end is provided with an eye 17. By means of the eyes 15, 16 and 17, the device may he readily sewed in place upon the inner face of the sleeve.

lt is obvious that changes may be inade` without departure from the essentials of the invention as dened in the claim. By its use the user, when washing his hands or when momentarily engaged in work which might soil his cuffs, may readily protect them by placing the outer edges thereof into engagement with the hook devices secured to the inner faces et his coat sleeves adjacent their ends. The guard lugs eiectively prevent any accident-al catching of the hooks with the cus or shirt sleeves.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A cuff protector comprising a hook havadapted to engage the inner surface of the Y coat sleeve to hold the hook substantially at right angles to said surface, said hook having an outwardly inclined bill, and said shank having an outwardly projecting, rigid guard lug arranged in front of and in line with the bill of said hook and extending at a greater height than said hill to prevent the accidental engagement of the hook with the cuE, said guard lug being spaced lengthwise of the hook away from the end of the bill to permit the intentional engagement of the cuff with the hook, substantially as describedt EDVJIN S. ANTISDALE.

Vfitnesses CLARA A. NORTON, KATHARINE GERLAcH.

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